US11324359B2ActiveUtilityA1

Arrangement for a machine for breaking eggs and separating the egg yolk and the egg white

Assignee: RIBEIRO GILMARPriority: Sep 26, 2017Filed: Sep 26, 2018Granted: May 10, 2022
Est. expirySep 26, 2037(~11.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Gilmar Ribeiro
B26F 3/002A47J 43/145B26D 2210/02A47J 43/14
18
PatentIndex Score
0
Cited by
24
References
1
Claims

Abstract

A machine which includes a structure and, wherein the structure has a conveyor belt, and the structure has a rotary carousel, including a plurality of cutting devices, as well as a convex tray, which conducts the egg yolk and the egg white to a compartment and a tapered compartment; the machine also includes, to dispose of the egg shells, a compartment for housing the egg shells; where the egg yolk and egg white are separated by a compartment which conducts the egg yolk and egg white to a second tapered compartment, such that in the last tapered compartment, which is provided with an open slit, the egg white drains through the slit, while the egg yolk follows the regular flow to another container, the egg shells in turn being directed to a convex tray until proceeding to another container.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. An arrangement for a machine for breaking eggs, and separating egg yolk and egg white in an egg breaking cycle as well as disposal of egg shells, the machine comprising:
 a cutting device with a fixing support which has a shaft equipped with at least one coupling spring and an articulating cover equipped with an arm; the fixing support includes a side rod equipped with a bearing; 
 at the rear, the fixing support has a longitudinal screw that includes a set of washers interspersed by two rectangular supports equipped with limiters; the at least one coupling spring is located behind the set of washers and the two rectangular supports, wherein the limiters of the two rectangular supports receive the legs of the at least one coupling spring, the longitudinal screw receives a last washer of a larger diameter and a nut; the two rectangular supports further comprise two rods welded to them, wherein said two rods are arched and are capable of receiving bearings fastened by clips; 
 a rotary carousel having at least two cutting devices, each cutting device including a set of symmetrical and opposite knives equipped with limiters that are configured for drawing each of the at least one coupling spring, arranged on a shaft with a screw and a washer, the limiters able to fix the knives and the at least one coupling spring in the two rectangular supports; 
 each set of knives comprises edges at its end and is configured to accommodate the eggs; 
 an opposite end of each set of knives comprises bearings able to travel a track of arched supports to actuate the knives; 
 each cutting device is located in the rotary carousel and the rotary carousel is sufficiently capable of spinning through kinetic energy from a gearmotor composed of an electric motor, wherein each cutting device is configured to perform a breaking cycle of dumping of the egg yolk and the egg white, dumping of the egg shells, and separation of the egg yolk and the egg white; 
 the eggs are able to be accommodated on a conveyor belt system configured to make a continuous movement and including chains so that the eggs can be poured into edges of each cutting device, a convex support is located above a bearing housing; 
 bearings are provided on rods; there are arched supports in a profile shape capable of causing the bearings to be compressed; 
 the set of knives is also capable of being opened by pouring the egg yolk with the egg white into a convex tray; further comprising a second convex support located at the rear of a structure; 
 a compartment is connected to a second tapered compartment provided with a side open slit to carry out the passage of the egg yolk directly to any container, while the egg white runs down the side open slit, going to any other container; 
 the conveyor belt system comprises a plurality of rollers able to be attached to said chains through screws and is pivoted by a system of sprockets in parallel; 
 the system includes at least four bearing housings, wherein said sprockets are each anchored by a respective bearing housing fixed on two longitudinal crossbeams that comprise rectangular slits, the sprockets are configured to receive the chains, in order to rotate the rollers, wherein such rotation is provided from the kinetic energy of a transmission mechanism by a gearmotor including an electric motor; 
 a plate provided with an oblong slot is located adjacent to one end of the conveyor belt system, wherein the plate receives an overlaid plate with an oblong slot that aligns with the oblong slot of the plate, each slot receiving respective screws and washers, the adjustment of the plate configured to provide an adjustment for a convex support, a spindle of the rotary carousel is located in the structure; 
 said sprockets receive said chains that are able to be driven by an external sprocket of the fourth bearing housing located in the structure; 
 a tension sprocket able to maintain the chains without slackness during the operation of the process; 
 the spindle of the carousel includes one more sprockets adapted to be aligned to a last sprocket which has its rotation coming from the kinetic energy of the gearmotor and the electric motor; the gearmotor and the electric motor are located in a second structure, which is welded to the first structure of the conveyor belt; 
 the rotary carousel is comprised of arched supports which are adapted to fit in the spindle through a clamp that still has a track; 
 said rotary carousel includes three other arched supports, the three other arched supports comprise a profile-shaped body directed to the bottom of the rotary carousel; the three other arched supports are fixed to the spindle of the rotary carousel; 
 the rotary carousel includes protection supports containing geometric holes and crossbeams.

Join the waitlist — get patent alerts

Track US11324359B2 — get alerts on status changes and closely related new filings.

We store only your email — no account needed. See our privacy policy.